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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
CALIFORNIA WATERS-
INNER WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 150 NM OFFSHORE.
OUTER WATERS FROM 150 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
PZZ899-071800-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
ANCHORED W OF THE WATERS TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT OVER THE AREA THU.
THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL TROUGH WILL REDEVELOP THU NIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N
PORTIONS OF THE WATERS THU NIGHT, WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE
CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT, THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS SAT. HIGH PRESSURE W OF THE WATERS WILL REBUILD
ACROSS THE NW PORTION SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
PZZ820-071800-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-071800-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-071800-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-071800-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ830-071800-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-071800-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-071800-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-071800-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-071800-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-071800-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-071800-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
846 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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